Kokumin Domei

The Kokumin Dōmei party was a fascist political party in Japan which existed from 22 December 1932 to 26 July 1940. The party was founded by Home Minister Kenzo Adachi, Seigo Nakano, and Kazami Akira after Adachi was expelled from the market liberal Minsei Party, and it advocated state socialism and a Japan-Manchukuo economic union. In 1935, many members returned to the Minsei party, and the party lost strength by the 1937 General Election, in which its Diet of Japan seats fell from 32 to 11 seats. In June 1940, it joined the Imperial Rule Assistance Association coalition of Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe.